Stenographers Sought as War Demands Rise in Washington
Miss Mary Kila basen notes stenographers are in high demand and service requirements eased. Scrap metal drive praised by James Yor director and County officials as they challenge municipalities to maximize per capita metal collection. State Labor Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford defends child labor laws, detailing allowed work for minors and prohibitions on alcohol premises, urging prosecution for violators.
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Mary Kilabasen
James Yor
Arthur Kirkman
Informaon
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National Direct of Selective Service
Forrest H. Shuford
North Corona
Handwriting First New Tiresrations Warn of Auto Takeover
The piece argues tragedy from wartime controls as tires and tubes freeze and gas rationing spreads from the eastern seaboard to nationwide use. It warns private autos will be seized for war work, urging readers to fear a government takeover and loss of mobility.
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America
High Point To Host Two Debates On School Amendment
The American Association of University Women the Parent-Teacher Council and the Classroom Teachers Association sponsor two public meetings in the High Point senior high school auditorium within three weeks. Dr Edgar W Knight of UNC will oppose the board of education amendment on October 1 and Dr Rex W Morrison will argue in favor a week later. Both events are designed to inform voters before the November 3 election and encourage attendance at both debates.
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Parent-Teacher Council
Classroom Teachers 'Association
Edgar W. Knight
University of North Carolina
Board of Education
Rex W. Alorrison
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Classroom ‘Teacher’s Association
North Carolina to drop speed limit to 35 mph
In early January the North Carolina Legislature is expected to accept the Defense Transportation Office request and cut the legal speed limit to 35 miles per hour. Compliance will hinge on drivers’ patriotism and fear of rationing-board retaliation, with a critique of politics intruding into school board appointments.
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North Carolina
Office of Defense Transportation
Racligh
Walter Winchell On Broadway Soliloquies and New York Current Bits
A brisk montage of Broadway gossip and show business personalities. Walter Winchell vents about song pluggers managers and holds forth on stars such as Helen Hayes Mitzi Green and Gypsy Rose Lee while sketching nightlife scenes from Lindy’s Taft Hotel and the Stork Club.
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New York
Sam
Berlin
Lindy
Y M C A opens employment bureau at High Point College
Local news notes a new employment bureau at High Point College to aid student self support. A political rally at the Junior high draws leaders Horace Haworth Jake Newell and Clifford Frazier. Also: magician group forms in the city and Circus date announced October 18.
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Horace Haworth
Jake Newell
Charlotte
Clifford Frazier
Greensboro
North Carolina Association of Magicians
Winston-Salem
Dawnie
Prisoners Escape and War Wood Use in North Carolina
The September count shows 30 escapes statewide amid August 61 and July 58, with a major breakout in Watauga and Northampton in prior months. Recaptured 21, net loss down to nine. parolees 55, revocations 1. Officials credit higher-ranking guards and better pay. The war boosts wood demand and forest roles, including fuel wood need, fire control, and wood substitutes for metal goods, plus an emphasis on a wood utilization program benefiting landowners. Also notes Capitol reporters’ diligence tracking a governor’s whereabouts and a Halifax county senate nomination, illustrating press scrutiny and state government operations.
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North Carolina
OCD
Department of Conservation and Development
Forestry Division
Worthwhile trip shows war spirit in America
Critics praise Roosevelt's 8,754 mile cross nation tour visiting war industries and camps. The president says Congress and Washington lag in war spirit, while supporters argue the journey may spur Congress and officials to push harder for victory. The piece notes heavy security and warns against political cowardice hindering the war effort.
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America
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Women leaders back school amendment in High Point meeting
State conventions of the P P F A and North Carolina Education Association endorsed the amendment though many voters had not read it. Local groups demand hearing both sides, with women officers organizing the meetings, prompting a question about men's interest in public schools as a democratic keystone.
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North Carolina Education Association
High Point
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